I Am Truly Not a Treacherous Minister Your Majesty - Chapter 47



Chapter 47: Leave Professional Matters to Professionals

The signing process was very brief.

Qin Ji sat at the table, watching his old friend sit in front of him, then took out a pen and signed the paper in front of him.

The thin paper seemed to weigh a thousand pounds with each stroke she made.

This was the first time in her life that she truly held power to do something for her country. But this only experience was far from glorious.

Thinking of this, she glanced tiredly at Qin Ji.

Qin Ji, sitting in front of her, had no extra expression on his face, as if her pain was completely unnoticed by him.

After signing, she put down the pen, and the attendant beside her quickly picked up the ceasefire agreement.

Thus, the conflict between Sal and the Xia Kingdom was basically over.

However, Qin Ji couldn’t feel happy. Although his efforts over the past few days had prompted the other party to agree to many of the terms in the treaty, for Qin Ji, getting more money was not as important as dealing with internal affairs.

This time, Da Xia dealt a heavy blow to the northern Sa’er Dynasty. The purpose was not really to gain much benefit—although Da Xia had expenses everywhere, and the grain and money stored in the national treasury were constantly decreasing, the compensation and funds from the Sa’er Dynasty could only be considered a moderate amount of money. Moreover, a considerable part of it had to be used to repair the city defenses of Hanyin City and to compensate the soldiers who died in battle and the civilians who were injured or killed in this conflict.

What really mattered to Qin Ji was the treaty that forced the Sa’er Dynasty to cede territory. This treaty could be said to have opened up relations with the Soleqin tribe for Da Xia. Faced with a sudden piece of land, the Soleqin tribe’s envoys in Da Xia were overjoyed. Almost immediately after receiving the news, they visited Qin Ji in person and promised to report this matter to their country and strive to persuade the Grand Chief to follow Da Xia’s lead in the future.

If this matter could be successful, it would be even more beneficial to further weaken the Sa’er Dynasty.

Da Xia needed a stable border. It didn’t necessarily have to annex the other party, just maintaining stability was enough. And since stability was needed, the Sa’er Dynasty could not be allowed to dominate.

But even such a leap was still the lowest priority for Qin Ji. What he cared most about now was domestic affairs.

With the signing of the treaty, some opposition voices against Xia Yuxiao had also subsided a lot. After all, this was the first war fought since the new emperor ascended the throne—although in the eyes of Qin Ji and others, it was just a conflict.

This war had greatly increased Xia Yuxiao’s prestige. And this time, Qin Ji also planned to take advantage of Xia Yuxiao’s high prestige to clean up the internal affairs of Da Xia.

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The signing ceremony was over.

There would be a grand luncheon at noon, to be held in the palace. At that time, His Majesty the Emperor would personally come to bless the friendship and peace between the two countries. But before that, Qin Ji still had to deal with one matter.

He sat upright in his seat, looking at the guy in front of him who had been beaten black and blue.

To be honest, his subordinates had indeed been a bit heavy-handed. The newcomers didn’t understand the limits and had beaten a dignified central official into this state…

“Didn’t I say to invite Lord Lu? Who told you to beat him?”

Qin Ji frowned and asked the subordinate who was waiting for praise beside him.

The other party was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly: “Ah, Grand Marshal, you know, this guy is a tough nut. No matter what we said, he wouldn’t come with us, so we had no choice but to beat him up and bring him back.”

“This beating of yours will make it difficult for me to explain to His Majesty,” Qin Ji had a headache, “Alright, anyway, you have completed a task. Strengthen your training in the future, and never let such disobedience happen again.”

“Yes.”

The other party left, but Qin Ji had just begun his “work.”

“Lord Lu, long time no see. I remember when I was patrolling the north before, you personally told me about the situation on the northern border,” Qin Ji said calmly, handing a cup of tea to Lord Lu in front of him, “You have a deep understanding of the northern border issues. The reason why Da Xia was able to easily deal with the Sa’er people in this operation is largely due to your credit.”

As he said this, he stared at Lord Lu: “But I don’t understand, as a central official, how could you do such a foolish thing?”

Lord Lu—Lu Sheng, remained silent at this moment.

He just stared at Qin Ji, as if looking at his enemy. This Lord Lu was indeed an old minister of the empire. He had been a county governor since the time of the previous emperor, and was later directly transferred to the central government by the previous emperor to supervise all officials. Although his rank was not high, he could be considered a central official.

To be honest, when Qin Ji first learned that Lu Sheng had secretly contacted Wuheya, he even doubted if he had made a mistake, because this Lord Lu had almost no stains on his record. It was hard for Qin Ji to believe that such a person could have colluded with foreign forces.

However, the evidence was conclusive. This Lord Lu had gone to Wuheya’s residence to meet her. Although it was unclear what they talked about, it was highly unusual to take such a risk to contact the other party at this critical moment.

After gathering all the evidence, Qin Ji decided to make an example of Lord Lu.

The reason for making an example of him was simple. This guy had almost no factional backing, making him easier to deal with, and it could also serve as a warning to others.

If Da Xia’s internal opposition was just a group of people who didn’t support Xia Yuxiao’s ascension to the throne, Qin Ji might not have acted immediately. But these people were now betraying their country. Such people could not be tolerated in Da Xia.

“Bah, you dog! You’ve been holding onto power, never letting go, and now you come to accuse me?!”

Lord Lu’s expression was very ferocious. He wasn’t really someone who wanted to die, so his words were somewhat meant to bolster his courage.

“We are now discussing your collusion with foreign countries.”

Qin Ji continued.

Damn it, why does everyone claim they control the government? It’s laughable. If I really controlled the government, would you still have the chance to argue here?

“Tell me, how do you communicate with the Sa’er people? Who is the intermediary between you?”

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Silence.

Qin Ji knew he had encountered a tough nut. No matter what you asked, he always had a disdainful look, but Qin Ji couldn’t use any memory recovery techniques on this guy.

Helpless, he could only try another approach.

Maybe let Ling Yan interrogate him, she’s more professional.